Hitch 1: Cattle had NO intention of running from arena through new gate.

Solution: Border Collie

Cowboy

Hitch 2: We didn't inform the cattle that they were supposed to run from the head gate back into the roping arena.

Solution: Border Collie

Lily

Cowboy moved the cattle from the arena into the holding pen. The cowboys (Other Half, Son, & Dearest Friend Doug) moved the cattle through the chute and into the head gate.

With the occasional help of a Border Collie

Lily picked up the cattle as they came through the gate and ran them back into the arena. A job that would have taken hours otherwise, took less than an hour with 3 Cowhands, 2 Border Collies, and a new headgate.

GooooooooOOO TEAM!!!

And the girls?

What did we do?

Contrary to what the boys will tell you, we did not sit on the couch eating bon bons watching Oprah while the boys worked.

Dear Friend Debbie supervised Cowboy,

. . . and I handled Lily. And I took pictures. And I let the bull get away because I was too busy taking pictures. So Lily had to go get him back. Ooops! Ma Bad!